Weiner—who, as Smith puts it, “is Jewish and can overlook Mel’s infamous drunk rant of several years ago”—is said to have “told a pal that he sees a lot of dramatic potential pitting Mel against Don Draper,” which is totally the sort of thing we can see you telling your pal if you’re Matthew Weiner. Like, you’re just kicked back with a couple of cold ones after a long day of writin’, shooting the breeze with your pal, and you say, “Pal, I know that right now the idea of casting Mel Gibson in anything exists solely as a punchline people throw out regarding any role where someone acts like a batshit, rage-filled sociopath, but—and stay with me here—I see a lot of dramatic potential in taking my critically beloved, respected-even-by-people-who’ve-never-seen-it, Emmy-winning hit show and bringing in the distracting presence of the world’s most openly despised celebrity, even though I’ve patently stayed away from any sort of stunt casting before. What do you think, about that pal o’ mine, ol’ buddy ol’ pal?” So what we’re saying is, look for Mel Gibson on season five of Mad Men.